On Wednesday May 24th, my mother and friend to many wonderful people, suffered a left Cerebral edema as a result of a stroke. Thankfully this occurred at work and her co-workers were able to get her to the hospital within 30 minutes. Had this happened to her at home it may have been hours before someone would have found her.
Sue has been in the hospital for 11 days now and was been making some progress, but now she is very sleepy most of the time. The hospital cannot do much for therapy wise, but tougher times are ahead, for she begins her physical therapy on Monday June 5th at Wyandotte hospital. Sue can talk, but her speech is sometimes unclear. She can walk with assistance and even can perform simple tasks, such as brushing her teeth or squeezing your hand to acknowledge questions you ask her.
She still fails her swallow tests, so a feeding tube was inserted into her stomach to allow her to receive protein, and she is doing better. After 11 days in the hospital, she is somewhat weaker but her skin tone is still great. She has no bedsores and can use the bathroom if she gets help to get in there.
This website will be used as away to communicate her progress to her friends and family who have access to the interenet. Please keep Sue in your thoughts and prayers, we feel she can make a pretty good recovery, but she is going to need time and encouragement.
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